Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	206% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180108
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 18:01
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 831 85% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,109 69% 1,109 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1565 MHz, MLim: 1857 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 272 268 268 267 264 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,909 Write 1,106 Mixed 766 SusWrite 299 225% 1,020 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 69.8 238% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 798 DQ Write 871 DQ Mixed 504 470% 724 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 236%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 58GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 227 174 174 173 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 484 Mixed 409 SusWrite 208 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 41.7 154% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 203 186% 282 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 539GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 179 178 178 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 151 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 177 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3466 C16 4x4GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 34.4 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 32.3 99% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 132%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING - $477

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,760x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,042x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	478x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,355x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	809x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	399x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	295x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	281x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	405x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	329x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	264x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,246

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16